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Even More God of War in the Works?

Series director Cory Barlog reveals a few choice nuggets about upcoming Kratos adventures.

What started out as a confirmation of God of War on PSP mushroomed into something bigger last night at Sony's press event/midnight madness sale for God of War II. While the event seemed to be intended as a media-only showcase for the eagerly-awaited sequel, several key members of the Sony Santa Monica team showed up at the Metreon to celebrate the game's release. Amidst the red carpet fanfare, including voice actors TC Carson and Harry Hamlin, as well as an appearance by a Kratos model on a chariot, the media was presented with a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes development. GoW II director Cory Barlog pulled team leaders onstage, and in sort of a reversal of a roast, apologized to folks for any heavy stress induced during the process of production of the title.

Barlog then officially announced that God of War PSP is currently in the works at OC-based Ready at Dawn studios, and that he is overseeing the project. The game will continue Kratos' adventures past God of War II, and is not a port of either the original PS2 game or its sequel. It is not, however, God of War III. More tellingly, he unofficially mentioned that "...if we were to bring out God of War on Wii- I mean PlayStation 3," to the laughter of the audience, "we're excited about the potential -- maybe, no commitment, no announcement or anything like that-- to maybe have Kratos in 1080p or something like that, with the Sixaxis and the vibration. Vibration (is) coming back to the PS3, that's pretty cool, huh?" Barlog said, over the applause of the crowd. His tone seemed to be only half-joking.

In light of Sony's recent settlement with Immersion technologies, the company behind the vibrating controller patents, and Canadian accessory developer Splitfish's announcement that it's conceived non-motor based rumble technology that could have sidestepped any infringements of Immersion's lawsuit demands, we're not sure how much longer the news of a rumble-based controller will stay under wraps. We contacted SCEA's media relations department in regard to Barlog's revelation, but were told that no news is official until Sony confirms it in a press release.

Could we have another huge announcement on the heels of Home at GDC? Stay tuned!